​Neighbors Abroad Partners 

Neighbors Abroad partners are nonprofit organizations, businesses and government agencies that help enhance connections with our sister cities. Each partner provides the opportunity for international guests with special interests to interact with local groups that share those interests.  This also provides the partnerwith the opportunity to form bridges with similar organizations within our sister cities.  Partners are approved by the Neighbors Abroad Board.  Nonprofits are not charged a membership fee while businesses join through an annual business membership fee.

City of Palo Alto

The City of Palo Alto sponsors the activities of Neighbors Abroad as the official Sister Cities program. The sister city programs are coordinated through the Office of the City Manager as well as the City Clerks office.  Many other city departments engage with the sister city program including the Fire Department and Community Services.  The City Council has appointed Council member Eric Filseth as the liaison to Neighbors Abroad. The city's sister city page is at this link.

Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto

Kiwanis is a local service club having a long tradition of common interest in Palo Alto sister cities including Oaxaca, Mexico and Palo, Leyte, Philippines.   
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Kiwanis has an International Committee that provides a monthly venue to coordinate common projects with Neighbors Abroad.

Avenidas

Avenidas is a community-based non profit that seeks to create a community that supports and celebrates older adult. Avenidas offers to host visitors to Palo Alto, and provides a venue for Neighbors Abroad programs.  

Canopy

Canopy brings the benefits of trees to the schools, neighborhoods, and public spaces of Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, and surrounding communities through tree planting, tree care, and educational programs.

Canopy partners with Neighbors Abroad by conducting celebratory plantings, offering tree-related environmental educational resources, and by providing an interface to other environmental groups and governmental agencies dealing with environmental issues.

Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber provides a gateway to Palo Alto businesses. Often business are located in our sister cities.  We know that business is part of Palo Alto's culture, and working together we serve mutual interest of commerce, education and culture.

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BEAM Program

The BEAM (Business, Entrepreneurship, and Math) Program is a private-public partnership that replicates real-life business environments, which require application of mathematical principles.  During the program, high school students choose a project from a large or small business, a start-up venture, or a non-profit organization, while learning entrepreneurship, finance, and quantitative marketing.

BEAM and Neighbors Abroad have been working to create sister city - BEAM partnerships. The partnerships result in student exchange as well as mutual betterment of the sister cities. We welcome business partners, such as SAP and their support of BEAM between Heidelberg and Palo Alto.

Become a Partner!

Please contact us if you would like to become partners with us.
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Being a partner is a form of membership. Non-profit organizations are members without a membership fee, while business partners are asked to pay an annual business membership. All partners become part of the Neighbors Abroad network. 

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